Patents Assigned to Vita-Mix Management Corporation
  • Wireless food processor discs
    Patent number: 11013371
    Abstract: A blending system that includes a base that is selectively and operatively engaged with a container is shown and described herein. The base may include a near field communications chip that may communicate with a near field communications chip of a cutting disc. The cutting disc identifies a type of the cutting disc, a position of a chute of a lid or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: David Kolar
  • Intelligent blending system
    Patent number: 10931765
    Abstract: A blending system is provided for contextual blending. The blending system may include an ingredient component and a recipe component. The ingredient component may identify ingredients and determine a quantity of each type of ingredient. The recipe component may create a recipe based on the identified ingredients and the determined quantities of the ingredients. The recipe may include instructions for controlling a blender device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Ciepiel
  • Blending system
    Patent number: 10856697
    Abstract: A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade assembly selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor drives the blade assembly, and a container having a cavity. The container includes a flute protruding from an inner surface. An exaggerated flute may extend closer to the blade assembly than the flute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Boozer, Stephen Rukavina
  • Diagnostic system with sound recognition
    Patent number: 10849462
    Abstract: A blending system diagnoses a blending device. The blending system may include a diagnostic system that captures audio and diagnosis an issue of a blending device. The diagnostic system may compare the audio to reference audio. The comparison may match the audio with reference audio. The reference audio may be associated with diagnostic data. The diagnostic system may generate a diagnosis based on the match audio and associated diagnostic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony M. Ciepiel
  • Blending container identification system
    Patent number: 10835081
    Abstract: A blending system is provided for identifying a blending container. The blending system may include an attachment member that attaches to a blending container. The attachment member may include an identification tag. A receiving system may communicate with the identification tag to identify the container. The receiving system may measure characteristics of the blending container. The characteristics can be compared to stored characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David J. Kolar, Fred H. Mehlman
  • Optical recognition interlock system for a blender
    Patent number: 10791876
    Abstract: A blending system is shown and described herein. The blending system may include a base including a motor, a blade selectively and operably engaged with the base, where the motor rotates the blade, a container having an open end and a lid configured to cover the open end. The blending system may also include an optical interlock detector that may include a camera positioned on the base and indicia positioned at a predetermined location on a lid, wherein the camera detects the indicia and position of the lid to permit operation of the blender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Sutton, David J. Kolar
  • Vibration isolation blender system
    Patent number: 10786796
    Abstract: A blender base is generally described. The blender base includes a base frame. An outer shell may be connected to the base frame. A motor housing is supported by the base frame and positioned inside the outer shell. The motor housing is isolated from direct connection with the outer shell to reduce the transfer of noise and vibration from the motor to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: Eugene J. Kozlowski
  • Auxiliary cooling fan for a bleeding system
    Patent number: 10773227
    Abstract: A blender system includes a blender base that is selectively and operably engaged with a container. The blender base may include a housing that houses a motor operatively driving a mixing blade, and a fan. The fan may operate independent of the motor. The fan may force air through the blender base to cool the motor and other operative components of the blender base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Kolar, Fred H. Mehlman, Bradford J. Paskert
  • Display system for blending systems
    Patent number: 10754427
    Abstract: A blending system is provided for displaying information. The blending system may include a display system. The display system may project or display an image on a blending container. The image may be a gradient marking or text relating to a blending process. The display system may contain a projection device capable of projecting an image, a control component operatively controlling the blender display system and at least one sensor operatively evaluating data associated with a blender device to provide feedback to the control component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Kolar, Jack W. Gee, II, Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong
  • Shear blade assembly for a blender
    Patent number: 10687670
    Abstract: A blender system with a shearing blade assembly is shown and described. The blender system may include a container and a shear blending assembly attached thereto. The shear blending assembly may include a cutting blade, a shearing blade, a shear mechanism, and bearings operably coupled with a blending base. The shearing blade may force foodstuff through apertures of the shearing mechanism. The foodstuff may be drawn through a cut path of the cutting blade. The cutting blade may cut the foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: David J. Kolar
  • Programmable blender having record and playback features
    Patent number: 10687669
    Abstract: A programmable blender having record and playback features includes a record mode and a playback mode. When the blender is placed into the record mode, a processor stores a user created blending sequence to a memory unit. Alternatively, when the blender is placed into a playback mode, the processor automatically controls the operation of the blender in accordance with the stored blending sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventor: David J. Kolar
  • Powered blending container
    Patent number: 10638886
    Abstract: A blending device is shown and described. The blending device may include a blending container and a power source operatively connected to the blending container. The power source may be configured to supply power to the blending container. The blending container may also include a feature that is powered by the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: David Kolar
  • Bearing mount for blade assembly
    Patent number: 10588462
    Abstract: A blender with a blending assembly is shown and described. The blender may include a container and a blending assembly attached thereto. The blending assembly may include a blade, an axle, and a thick, molded bearing mount. The bearing may include a stiffening portion and a thick molded portion. The blending assembly may include a vibration dampening member. The vibration dampening member may be positioned to isolate the bearing mount and/or a bearing housing from other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Arnett, Nathaniel D. Palella
  • Sound dampening blending container
    Patent number: 10562672
    Abstract: A blending system includes a blending container having a base surface. The container also has a side wall extending upwardly from said base surface and a sound sleeve extending upwardly from said base surface and encasing the side wall. The container may also have a viscoelastic material positioned between the side wall and the sound sleeve extending upwardly from said base surface. In one embodiment, a blender has a base containing a motor and the container described above and the container is able to attach and engage with the motor and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Kolar, Jack W. Gee, II, Fred H. Mehlman
  • Blender base
    Patent number: D877557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Jack W. Gee, Fred H. Mehlman, Eugene J. Kozlowski, Robin Shorr, Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong, Christian C. Stewart, Steffen Koury, Paul Metaxatos, Benjamin T. Hines, Brendan Boyd Crawford, James Troy McGee
  • Blending system
    Patent number: D878862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong, Jack Warren Gee, II, Kolman Juhasz, Eugene J. Kozlowski, David A. Kanning, Michael Patrick Arnett, Richard Joseph Lash
  • Blade base
    Patent number: D885116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brenton Krivos, Todd Cassidy, Christian C. Stewart
  • Blender base
    Patent number: D907429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jack W. Gee, Fred H. Mehlman, Eugene J. Kozlowski, Robin Shorr, Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong, Christian C. Stewart, Steffen Koury, Paul Metaxatos, James Troy McGee, Brendan Boyd Crawford, Benjamin T. Hines
  • Touch faceplate
    Patent number: D913743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jack Warren Gee, II, David J. Kolar
  • Blender container
    Patent number: D914453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Management Corporation
    Inventors: Phonesacksith Guy Kettavong, Jack Warren Gee, II, Kolman Juhasz, Eugene J. Kozlowski, David A. Kanning, Michael Patrick Arnett, Richard Joseph Lash